Pitlyar

The Pitlyar flows from the Poluy uplands toward the lower Ob, through a country of forest-tundra and wetlands. Its largest tributary, the Uryogan, joins from the left. Near the Ob the river reaches a floodplain of shallow waters and channels, where fish move as water levels rise and fall. Fishing at the mouths of rivers such as the Pitlyar formed part of the seasonal life of Khanty communities along the Ob.